larva
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A doctor without firsthand knowledge of Kennedy's medical history told the Times that details described in the deposition pointed to a pork tapeworm larva.
From Salon • May 8, 2024
As the ants start to attack, the larva tenses its muscles and expels a drop of bright red fluid known as hemolymph.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 15, 2024
“That one is a live larva!” said Alex Smith, the lab manager of Colorado Mesa University’s Forensic Investigation Research Station, plucking the larva off the ground and stuffing it into a glass tube.
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2024
"Especially the ascidian larva is an ideal model for understanding early vertebrate development."
From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024
And while they argued if Carver rhymed with larva, I saw pictures of my Temptations-whistling, dimpled, smiling father sitting in the RKO movie theater munching on popcorn with his arm around Miss Marva Hendrix’s shoulders.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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